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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Abridged Dimensions (2025)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Völlmöndblüt is an atmospheric black metal/ambient project from Varese, Italy, formed in 2026. They blend atmospheric black metal with ambient soundscapes.
Völniir is a black metal project from West Yorkshire, England, formed in 2020. They channel atmospheric black metal from the Yorkshire underground.
Swedish project Voltula delivers raw black metal with a stripped-down, lo-fi approach that favors atmosphere and aggression over production value. Their primitive aesthetic channels the underground spirit of early Scandinavian black metal.
Výnterache is an atmospheric black metal project from the UK, active since 2014. They craft cold, wintry atmospheric black metal.
Doom, black, and death metal band from Kristiinankaupunki, Finland active since 2009. W.A.I.L. fuses the crushing weight of doom with the darkness of black and death metal from the west coast of Finland.
Melodic black/thrash metal act from Sofia, Bulgaria formed in 2017. W.A.R fuses the tremolo-picked intensity of black metal with the speed and precision of thrash, adding melodic elements to their aggressive foundation.
Symphonic black metal band from Athens, Greece active since 2006, evolving from extreme symphonic and gothic metal into symphonic black metal. W.E.B. channels the grandeur of orchestral arrangements through black metal darkness from the Greek capital.
Black metal project from Iceland formed in 2017. Waal draws from Iceland's volcanic landscapes and harsh climate to craft atmospheric black metal.
Atmospheric and depressive black metal project from Treviso, Italy emerging in 2024. Walakh channels introspective bleakness through atmospheric DSBM from the Veneto region.
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